Howick Local Board

 

OPEN MINUTES

 

 

 

Minutes of a meeting of the Howick Local Board held in the Howick Local Board Meeting Room, Pakuranga Library Complex, 7 Aylesbury Street, Pakuranga on Monday, 20 March 2017 at 6.00pm.

 

present

 

Chairperson

David Collings

 

 

 

Members

Garry Boles

 

 

 

Deputy Chairperson

Katrina Bungard

 

 

 

 

Jim Donald

 

 

 

 

John Spiller

 

 

 

 

Mike Turinsky

 

 

 

 

Adele White

 

 

 

 

Bob Wichman

 

 

 

 

Peter Young, JP

 

 

 

 

ABSENT

 

 

 

 

ALSO PRESENT

 

 

Councillor Sharon Stewart

 

 

 

Councillor Dick Quax

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IN ATTENDANCE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Howick Local Board

20 March 2017

 

 

 

1          Welcome

 

The Chair opened the meeting and welcomed everyone.

 

 

2          Apologies

 

There were no apologies.

 

 

3

Declaration by Local Board member Pursuant to Schedule 7, Clause 14, of the Local Government Act 2001

 

A copy of the declaration has been placed on the file copy of the minutes and can be viewed at the Auckland Council website.

 

 

Mike Turinsky made his declaration pursuant to Schedule 7, clause 14, of the Local Government Act 2002.

 

Attachments

a     Signed declaration Mike Turinsky

 

 

4          Declaration of Interest

 

There were no declarations of interest.

 

 

5          Confirmation of Minutes

 

Resolution number HW/2017/19

MOVED by Chairperson D Collings, seconded by Member B Wichman:  

That the Howick Local Board:

a)         confirm the ordinary minutes of its meeting, held on Monday, 20 February 2017, as a true and correct record.

CARRIED

 

6          Leave of Absence

 

There were no leaves of absence.

 

 

7          Acknowledgements

 

There were no acknowledgements.

 

 

8          Petitions

 

There were no petitions.

 

 

Secretarial Note: With the agreement of the meeting items 13 Chairperson’s report and item 14 Councillor update were taken at this time.

 

 

9          Deputations

 

9.1

Deputation - Uxbridge Arts and Culture

 

Vickie Bowers and Cliff Halsey from the Uxbridge Arts Centre addressed the meeting.

 

A copy of the presentation tabled at the meeting has been placed on the file copy of the minutes and can be viewed at the Auckland Council website.

 

 

Resolution number HW/2017/20

MOVED by Chairperson D Collings, seconded by Deputy Chairperson K Bungard:  

That the Howick Local Board thank Vickie Bowers and Cliff Halsey from the Uxbridge Arts Centre for their attendance and presentation.

CARRIED

 

Attachments

a     Uxbridge Funding

 

 

9.2

Deputation - Otara Waterways & Lake Project Trust

 

Richard Myhre and Bill Takerei from the Otara Waterways and Lake Project Trust addressed the meeting.

 

A copy of the presentation tabled at the meeting has been placed on the file copy of the minutes and can be viewed at the Auckland Council website.

 

 

Resolution number HW/2017/21

MOVED by Chairperson D Collings, seconded by Deputy Chairperson K Bungard:  

That the Howick Local Board thank Richard Myhre and Bill Takerei from the Otara Waterways and Lake Project Trust for their attendance and presentation.

CARRIED

 

Attachments

a     Otara Waterways and Lake Project Trust presentation

 

 

9.3

Deputation - Stockade Hill

 

Andries Popping from the Howick Residents and Ratepayers Association addressed the meeting.

 

A copy of the presentation tabled at the meeting has been placed on the file copy of the minutes and can be viewed at the Auckland Council website.

 

 

Resolution number HW/2017/22

MOVED by Chairperson D Collings, seconded by Member J Spiller:  

That the Howick Local Board thank Andries Popping from the Howick Residents and Ratepayers Association for his attendance and presentation.

CARRIED

 

Attachments

a     Stockade Hill presentation

 

 

9.4

Deputation - Mangemangeroa Reserves funding and delivery issues

 

Allan Riley and Graham Falla from the Friends of Mangemangeroa Society Incorporated addressed the meeting.

 

A copy of the presentation and supporting papers tabled at the meeting has been placed on the file copy of the minutes and can be viewed at the Auckland Council website.

 

 

Resolution number HW/2017/23

MOVED by Chairperson D Collings, seconded by Member J Donald:  

That the Howick Local Board thank Allan Riley and Graham Falla from the Friends of Mangemangeroa Society Incorporated for their attendance and presentation.

CARRIED

 

Attachments

a     Mangemangeroa Reserve presentation

b     Discussion document

 

 

10        Public Forum

 

10.1

Public Forum - Old Police Station in Moore Street, Howick

 

Gary Carr and Dale Bradley from Crossnet addressed the meeting regarding the Old Police Station in Moore Street, Howick.

 

 

Resolution number HW/2017/24

MOVED by Chairperson D Collings, seconded by Deputy Chairperson K Bungard:  

That the Howick Local Board thank Gary Carr and Dale Bradley from Crossnet for their attendance.

CARRIED

 

 

10.2

Public Forum - Marist Eastern Junior Rugby - Barry Curtis Park

 

Ross Blenkinsopp and Choppa Casey from the Marist Eastern Junior Rugby Club addressed the meeting regarding Barry Curtis Park.

 

 

Resolution number HW/2017/25

MOVED by Chairperson D Collings, seconded by Member A White:  

That the Howick Local Board thank Ross Blenkinsopp and Choppa Casey from the Marist Eastern Junior Rugby Club for their attendance.

CARRIED

 


 

 

10.3

Public Forum – Howick Pakuranga Cricket Club

 

Lindsay Rewcastle and Nick Craig from the Howick Pakuranga Cricket Club addressed the meeting.

 

 

Resolution number HW/2017/26

MOVED by Chairperson D Collings, seconded by Member J Donald:  

That the Howick Local Board thank Lindsay Rewcastle and Nick Craig from the Howick Pakuranga Cricket Club for their attendance.

CARRIED

 

 

11        Extraordinary Business

 

There was no extraordinary business.

 

12        Notices of Motion

 

There were no notices of motion.

 

 

Secretarial Note: Items 13 Chairperson’s report and item 14 Councillor update were taken after item 8 at 6.06pm.

 

 

13

Chairperson's Report

 

A copy of the Chairperson’s written report was tabled at the meeting and has been placed on the file copy of the minutes and can be viewed at the Auckland Council website.

 

 

Resolution number HW/2017/27

MOVED by Member A White, seconded by Deputy Chairperson K Bungard:  

That the Howick Local Board:

a)      note the Chairperson’s written report.

CARRIED

 

Attachments

a     Chairperson's written report

 

 

14

Councillor Update

 

Resolution number HW/2017/28

MOVED by Chairperson D Collings, seconded by Member G Boles:  

That the Howick Local Board:

a)      note the verbal report from Councillor Dick Quax and Councillor Sharon Stewart.

CARRIED

 


 

 

15

Howick Village Centre Plan

 

Resolution number HW/2017/29

MOVED by Chairperson D Collings, seconded by Member A White:  

That the Howick Local Board:

a)      endorse the draft Howick Village Centre Plan as set out in Attachment A for community engagement commencing on 27 March 2017.

b)      delegate the authority to officers to make any minor amendments to the draft Howick Village Centre Plan prior to commencement of community engagement.

CARRIED

 

 

16

Locally Driven Initiatives [LDI] updates for Burswood Park, Howick Domain and Fencible Walk

 

A photo of the area showing the location of the new piece of fitness equipment at Howick Domain was tabled at the meeting and has been placed on the file copy of the minutes and can be viewed at the Auckland Council website.

 

 

Resolution number HW/2017/30

MOVED by Member G Boles, seconded by Member J Donald:  

That the Howick Local Board:

a)      approve $53,000 Locally Driven Initiatives [LDI] CAPEX funding for the following projects:

I.    Burswood Park Exercise Equipment - $25,000

II.   Burswood Park Bollard Installation - $17,000

III.  Howick Domain Fitness Equipment - $6,000, (photo of location attached).

IV.  Fencible Walk Chess Table - $5,000

b)      approve the installation of a memorial bench at Cockle Bay Reserve, in memory of Janis Churchill.

CARRIED

 

Attachments

a     Howick Domain Fitness Equipment

 

 

17

Project 17: Auckland Council Maintenance Contracts

 

Resolution number HW/2017/31

MOVED by Member J Donald, seconded by Member B Wichman:  

That the Howick Local Board:

a)      delegate to the Chair David Collings and Members Garry Boles and John Spiller to provide feedback to the Finance and Performance Committee on the Community Facilities – Project 17, following a workshop on 23 March 2017 with the Community Facilities team.

CARRIED

 


 

18

Draft Air Quality Bylaw and Statement of Proposal

 

Resolution number HW/2017/32

MOVED by Chairperson D Collings, seconded by Member G Boles:  

That the Howick Local Board:

a)      note the opportunity to provide feedback on the draft Air Quality Bylaw for Indoor Domestic Fires.

b)      agree to provide feedback on the draft Air Quality Bylaw for Indoor Domestic Fires in writing and/or by attending the local board hearings session on 19 April 2017.

CARRIED

 

 

19

Panuku Development Auckland Howick Local Board Six-Monthly Update 1 July to 31 December 2016

 

Resolution number HW/2017/33

MOVED by Chairperson D Collings, seconded by Member A White:  

That the Howick Local Board:

a)      receive the Panuku Development Auckland Howick Local Board Update 1 July to 31 December 2016.

CARRIED

 

 

20

Disposals recommendation report

 

The Chair tabled a supporting document at the meeting that has been placed on the file copy of the minutes and can be viewed at the Auckland Council website.

 

 

Resolution number HW/2017/34

MOVED by Chairperson D Collings, seconded by Member J Donald:  

That the Howick Local Board:

a)        advise Panuku Development Auckland that the board does not support the disposal of 80 Vincent Street, Howick.

b)      does not see 80 Vincent Street, Howick as surplus to requirements, as this is a well utilised car park in a commercial area that is short of parking.

CARRIED

 

Attachments

a     80 Vincent Street, Howick

 

21

Manukau Beautification Charitable Trust - Eye on Nature Event Funding

 

Resolution number HW/2017/35

MOVED by Chairperson D Collings, seconded by Member G Boles:  

That the Howick Local Board:

a)         approve funding of $12,000 from the Community Response Fund to the Manukau Beautification Charitable Trust, to facilitate the Eye on Nature event for 2017

CARRIED

 

 

22

Change to triennial meeting schedule -May 2017

 

Resolution number HW/2017/36

MOVED by Member A White, seconded by Member G Boles:  

That the Howick Local Board:

a)      agree to add another business meeting to its schedule on Thursday 4 May 2017 at 6pm to be held in the Howick Local Board Meeting Room, Pakuranga Library Complex, 7 Aylesbury Street, Pakuranga.

 

CARRIED

 

 

23

Governance Forward Work Calendar

 

Resolution number HW/2017/37

MOVED by Chairperson D Collings, seconded by Member A White:  

That the Howick Local Board:

a)      note the Howick Local Board Governance Forward Work Calendar.

CARRIED

 

 

24

Workshop Records

 

Resolution number HW/2017/38

MOVED by Chairperson D Collings, seconded by Member A White:  

That the Howick Local Board:

a)      note the workshop records for workshops held on 8,15,16,22 and 23 February and 2 March 2017.

CARRIED

  

 

25        Consideration of Extraordinary Items

 

There was no consideration of extraordinary items.  

 

 

8.23 pm                                              The Chairperson thanked Members for their attendance and attention to business and declared the meeting closed.

 

CONFIRMED AS A TRUE AND CORRECT RECORD AT A MEETING OF THE Howick Local Board HELD ON

 

 

 

DATE:.........................................................................

 

 

 

CHAIRPERSON:........................................................